Leitz Elmar 10.5cm f4.5 brand_Konica which is a nice change

which is a nice change of pace from the usual black

even though nearly every online listing calls it a rangefinder

This "black ring" version has a black-painted aperture ring (as you may have surmised) which makes it a whole lot easier to read in bright light than the original reflective chrome version

The built-in rocket feet are there to keep it standing up where you put it down

Leitz Elmar 10.5cm f4.5 brand_Konica which is a nice changeThis is a very rare Leitz Elmar 10. 5cm 4. 5 lens for medium format, in a working Kodak branded Compur shutter. This is not the "Mountain Elmar" (that's a 10. 5cm f6. 3) and it's not a Leica thread mount lens, it's a medium format lens originally meant for the Kodak Vollenda camera in the 1930s. Little bit more exotic, but that's kinda the point. Light front element marks, slight internal haze nothing dramatic for the age, but not "mint". Some